In the Shadow of The City on a Hill, Challenger and Sputnik
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. In 1986, right after the Challenger Disaster, America’s leading actor and elderly armchair warrior said, “They waved good-bye and prepared for their journey and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.” It was one of the few times that America’s collective subconscious was fully exposed. After all, the Challenger space program, along with the Strategic Defense Initiative, had existed to colonize and militarize outer space on behalf of The City on a Hill. And since most of America’s beliefs are hidden deep within the recesses of its vindictive nature, while its actions are concealed in dubious and sordid pasts, it was…
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In the Shadow of The City on a Hill, Challenger and Sputnik
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